Recent content by WillieP

I sampled the beer. I did NOT find rotten cabbage, bad feet, Band-Aids or vinegar. The beer is of coarse warm and flat, but there is no terrible taste to it. I get a very mild sourness, nothing offensive. It is rather cloudy and there is a slight airlock activity, so there is definitely a...

IslandLizard, I still bottle condition, so that does complicate thing a pitch. My habit of using a secondary is just a leftover from making wine. Wine is racked multiple times to achieve clarity, and I've made wine for 12 years and beer for 4 years. I like to be able to see the amount of...

jrgtr42 Maybe this helps...

I am hoping that someone will be able to identify the type of infection that this beer has. Is this the type of thing that makes it an automatic dumper, or is this something that may just sour the finished beer?? When I racked it from primary it did have an odd twang to the hydo sample. FYI...

I made a couple of changes to the original recipe. Let's hope this turns out well! Recipe: RedRye Brewer: Willie P Asst Brewer: Style: American Amber Ale TYPE: All Grain Taste: (30.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.98 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.73 gal Batch Size...

I have to buy the 2 row anyway, I can buy some rye malt. I just want to nail down the recipe before I order, as there is no local homebrew store anymore. Mail order for me...

Grab bag Grains 2 x 5# Avangard Wheat 2 x 5 # White Wheat 2 x 1# Beechwood Smoked 2 x 1# CaraRed 1# Amber Malt 1# Bohemian Dark Malt 1# Carafa I 1# CaraBelge 1# CaraBohemian 1# CaraBrown 1# CaraRye 1# Carmel 80L 1# Crisp Brown Malt 1# Crisp Crystal 77L 1# Crisp Pale Chocolate...

Rocksville, kh54s10 and problemchild, I agree the rye is to low. I'm reading that 15-20 % is the level that you can really taste it. The thing is, I am suppose to use the grains out of the grab bag. (see original post) But there's nothing to say that I can't buy additional specialty grain and...

Upthewazzu, I agree. All I've read on getting a truly red beer is that it's difficult. I'm kinda limited with using the grains out of the grab bag. I'm more concerned about drinkability than color. I'm reading that carared does not do all it's advertised to do. Should still be beer though...

Mongoose, thanks for your input. I reached out to a local brewer and he voiced a concern that the base to specialty malt ratio was a bit off. I'm considering reducing the carared and cararye to .75 lbs and the amber and 80L to 6 oz, and adding 1 oz of black barley to bump the color back up. Any...

Posted in All Grain Forum with no replies, thought I would try over here: My local Home Brew store closed and our Homebrew Club ended up with the left over grains and hops that resulted from the closing. We did a grab bag kind of thing to distribute the bounty. We agreed to brew something...

My local Home Brew store closed and our Homebrew Club ended up with the left over grains and hops that resulted from the closing. We did a grab bag kind of thing to distribute the bounty. We agreed to brew something with the ingredients from our grab bag. (Grab bag did not include base...

Sorry for the delayed response. I have never kegged or dry hopped, so I have no reference. However one of the guys that I'll be brewing with is much more experienced, I will ask and defer to him.

Dear Tim/IRA braintrust, I have read the entire thread, but I am new to the style of beer. Looking for input on the hop schedule. Will be doing a 10.5 gal batch with a couple of friends in about 3 more days. We have decided to go with Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, and Columbus. Here is what...

Hey Wally, Thanks for the reply. When I bottled this, I tried to leave all the yeast I could behind. I filled all the bottles and got called away for 30 min or so, I could see action in the bottles before I could get the caps put on! It would appear I was just looking for things to worry...